The 42 migrants aboard the
Sea-Watch3 rescue ship are "desperate" after the European Court
of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Tuesday that Italy does not have to
let them land after two weeks at sea, the German NGO tweeted
Wednesday.
"This morning we told them of the Court's decision to reject
their appeal," said Sea-Watch.
"They are desperate.
"They feel abandoned.
"They told us that they feel it is a denial, on Europe's
part, of their human rights".
The ECHR on Tuesday rejected a request presented by migrant
search-and-rescue vessel Sea Watch 3 for the ECHR to implement
interim measures asking Italy to allow the vessel to disembark
migrants, the interior ministry said on Tuesday.
But the court ordered Italy to provide necessary assistance
to the migrants on board the Dutch-flagged, German NGO run
migrant rescue vessel.
It said it expected Italy to assist "persons on board in
situations of vulnerability because of their age or state of
health".
Deputy Premier and Interior Minister Matteo Salvini on
Tuesday said the Strasbourg-based court ''has confirmed Italy's
choice of order, common sense, legality and justice: ports
closed to human traffickers and their accomplices''.
''Fewer departures, fewer arrivals, fewer deaths, less waste
- no going back'', Salvini said.
The court on Monday said it had received a request from the
migrant search-and-rescue vessel which has been stuck in
international waters south of Lampedusa since June 12, when it
performed a rescue operation off the coast of Libya.
It currently has 43 migrants aboard.
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